Someone Went and Made Jewelry for People With Thigh Gaps

Soo Kyung Bae, a designer from Singapore, has created a line of thigh gap jewelry to accentuate and celebrate the space that remains between a woman's thighs when she stands with her feet together. Each piece is handcrafted out of 18-karat gold that is plated over sterling silver. They range in price from $175 to $195 and take about 14 days to ship.

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There's a catch though. You can't actually order thigh gap jewelry. Oh, you can browse through the collection at tgapj.com. You can even add items to your cart. But when you hit the "checkout" button, you are taken to a different site, where you are informed that "TGap Jewellery is a fictional company that sells jewelleries designed for thigh gaps. It is launched to catalyze a debate on unrealistic body image social media portrays."

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That's right, thigh gap jewelry isn't real. At least, not yet.

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"By using outrageous products, I hope to bring a provocative jolt that leads us to ponder and reflect upon what we are like as a society and the absurd things we value and obsess over – as well as how this creates unnecessary pressure for women and girls," designer Bae said in an interview with Dezeen.com.

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Initially, after launching the site on March 22, Bae said she received a lot of shocked, angry, and confused comments, but that upset turned to appreciation once people started to realize what she was doing.

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"I think it's a fresh concept that nobody has tackled so far," wrote one commenter. "And it's a creative way to go about it in the sense that it leads girls to question the issue themselves."

"I hope it leads to more people-centred, people-loving conclusions," said Bae of the project, "but it is for the audience to decide for themselves."

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